The Film
Grave of the Fireflies
The Story
Hisako loses her home in Tokyo to Allied bombing. With her husband fighting somewhere in Asia, she and her two children evacuate to a suburb of Kobe, where they share a house with Hisako's cousin, Kyoko. Kobe is bombed and Kyoko is killed. Hisako is forced to take care of Kyoko's two children in addition to her own, but there is not enough food for everyone.
Runtime
148 min
Released Nov 2005

Directed by
Tōya Satō
Written byYumiko Inoue
Marquee
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